2017 Angolan general election

2017 Angolan general election
Angola
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All 220 seats in the National Assembly
111 seats needed for a majority
Turnout76.13% (Increase 13.36 pp)
Party Presidential candidate Vote % Seats +/–
MPLA João Lourenço 61.08 150 −25
UNITA Isaías Samakuva 26.67 51 +19
CASA–CE Abel Chivukuvuku 9.45 16 +8
PRS Benedito Daniel 1.35 2 −1
FNLA Lucas Ngonda 0.93 1 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President before President after
José Eduardo dos Santos
MPLA
João Lourenço
MPLA

General elections were held in Angola on 23 August 2017 to elect the President and National Assembly,[1] although voting was delayed until 26 August at 15 polling stations due to bad weather on election day.[2] The top candidate of the winning party is elected president. The ruling party MPLA headed by João Lourenço was widely expected to win. Preliminary results show that MPLA won with a clear margin.[3] The final results were released on 6 September 2017.[4]

  1. ^ Polls Close in Angolan Election That Ends Dos Santos's Rule Bloomberg, 23 August 2017
  2. ^ Angola: 1310 voters will vote only on Saturday TSF, 24 August 2017
  3. ^ "Angola's ruling party 'wins election'". BBC News. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. ^ "MWAGIRU: Angola's new era as Kenyan poll row ends in court". Daily Nation. Retrieved 13 September 2017.